The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-18

A Large Masonic Hall Meeting Is Addressed
by Major CaIkins.

THE DAY IN INDIANAPOLIS.
A Large Masonic Hall Meeting Is Addressed
by Major CaIkins.
Cold and windy as yesterday was. though it
cut the procession to less than half what it would
have been in numbers had the day been less
and gusty, it was successful celebration of the
day of Ireland's patron saint Washington street
was thronged with people wearing the green,
this symbol of Erin being SO profusely displayed
that one would suppose that at least half the
population Irish. Many business houses
flung the green flag to the breeze usually in
company with the star-spanged banner. The
procession did not move promptly at the hour
appointed, it being nearly o'clock before the
start was made, with Grand Marshal James
Daugherty at the head with gllttering array of
aids. Following the marshal and his staff came
a sweeping platoon of Metropolitan police to
clear the way After marching through the
principal streets the procession disbanded in
front of Masonic Hall, which was soon filled. In
fact, it seemed that there were enough who
could not get in to have made very good over
flow meeting and next year it would be we'll to
secure Tominson Hall. The audience was en-
| thusiastic, but earnest and deeply attentive.
James H. Deery, chairman Of the meeting, in
troduced Maj. William H. Calkins as the orator
of the occasion Major Calkins. after referring
briefly to the patron saint of Ireland, spoke of
the tenantry laws, and gave an interesting and
| analytical review of the laws passed by England
affecting Ireands local affairs. IL conclusion,
he said:
1.-THE right to protect Irish industries by an
Irish Parliament is of the necessities which
the Home-rue party advocate AS i. Is now
| nearly all the manufactured articles are i'm
ported into Ireland from English manufactures
| 10 take their pay in the food product raised by
the Irish peasantry. In order to prevent Irish
manufactures, most odious system of espion-
age has been organized and carefully kept in
| operation. An Irish product from an Irish man
ufactory is set upon by ombination of En-
glish manufacturers and the price of the article
| is put down until the Irish mandatory is stran
| gled. Ireland is constantly kept under the eye
| OF swarms of English and Scotch drummers,
| who keep their employers informed OF every
| nascent industry and the measures necessary
| for its suppression.
"These some of the wrongs which are in
| flicted upon the Irish people, and for which re-
| dress has often been demanded. There be
no redress for the Irish people until they have
| an Irish Parliament-a Parliament of their own
| choosing, which has authority to make laws for
its own people and jurisdiction over all subjects
| of local concern. | can SEQ no reason why Ire
| land should not have this Parliament just as In
| diana has it's Legislature. OF course l should
desire 20 Irish Parliament much more
| efficient than our last Indiana Legislature was.
1 should expect of the Irish people that they
would elect men to their Parliament who would
rise above any mere party spirit. and legisate
| for the good of all the people Inasmuch as they
| have no observation-disclosures to elect, that bone
| of conten tlCn at least would be removed.
| GAS have before remarked, the day is dawn
| ing when the Irish people will be free. The i'm
| petus given in that direction by the canvass
| made by Mr. Gladstone in England and Scotland,
lac b..M v NALL tt,nr1 Irnln n1 will
never be allowed to die out. It is the COM
mencement of peaceful revolution 1t is a
| revolution of thought and reason, as opposed to
| the sword and the bayonet The thinking peo-
| pie and the middle classes of England, who, in
their hearts. are opposed to arlstocracv. will in
due time, by the ballot, grant and give this boon
| to the Irish people. 1t is but long-delayed
| justice, and, although it may be poor atone
ment for the centuries of cruelty which have
been inflicted upon that people, still it will come,
| and when it does come it will stay. The Irish
| peasantry then will be dispersed over the entire
surface of the Emerald Isle, each owning mis-
own little farm his f1ocks and his fields will be
his own. The rental agent aud the British spy
will have departed. And, like France, the
busiest and happiest people of that empire will
be the Irish farmer and his good wife and chill
dren, who will make the soil produce an abun
dance for themselves and surplus to spare
These will be the days which Emmett saw in his
fancy and for which he organized his ill-starred
revolution. In imagination he saw his country
men Ir6eu from the yoke OF OrltlSn tyranny,
happy and prosperous people. For this dream
this fancy, he gave his young life a sacrifice upor
the altar of his country. Emmett is dead. bu
the thought for which he died lives. 1t hal
never ceased to find a response in the Irisi
heart, and now in this. the closing years of ths
nineteenth century. it will burst in full fruitior
upon mis- countrymen."
At the conclusion of Major Calkns's speech
there was general demand for Father Deni
ODonaehue. That eloquent priest, who hat
not expected to address the audience at all, sail
he could not refuse to speak, even though litt,
prepared, on such an occasion He said tina
Irish religious faith and patriotism had. through
the centuries. gone hand in hand together, ant
must continue. they would. to do So for tina
the loss of religious faith would take with it tn.
noble patriotism that distinguished Ireland.
sons. and that it would be fidelity to that faitl
that would make them free.
This concluded the exercises of the afternoon
Last night, at Masonic Hall, the Emmett Guard
gave literary and musical entertainment, to
gether with more than hundred sterevpticol
views of noted places in Ireland.
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